USPS Halts Trump Mail-Ballot Order in 23-State Case as DOJ Appeals 2 Injunctions
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Updated · Democracy Docket · Jul 15
USPS Halts Trump Mail-Ballot Order in 23-State Case as DOJ Appeals 2 Injunctions
3 articles · Updated · Democracy Docket · Jul 15
Summary
USPS told Senate Democrats it is complying with two court injunctions and will not implement Trump’s March mail-voting order or its related proposed rule while litigation continues.
The order would have let USPS deliver mail ballots only if states supplied preapproved voter lists, and it also pushed secure ballot envelopes with unique barcodes before the 2026 midterms.
A Massachusetts federal court blocked the rule last month, and a Washington, D.C., court soon issued a separate injunction tied to a lawsuit by 23 Democratic-led states and a 2021 NAACP consent decree.
USPS said any final rule now depends on the appeals, which the Justice Department is pursuing on the agency’s behalf.
The dispute sits inside a broader Trump voting push: DOJ has sued 30 states and D.C. for unredacted voter rolls, and courts have ruled against it in 15 cases so far.